He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin?and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which?came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over?garden fences, spying on the neighbors.
這個寫法很諷刺啊 ?脖子形成鮮明的對比啊
beefy adj.像牛肉的, 結(jié)實的, 強壯的?He' s big and?beefy.?他身材魁梧,肌肉發(fā)達.
blonde adj.亞麻色的, 金黃色的; 白膚金發(fā)碧眼的; 白皙的; 淺色的
craning over v.伸頸, 以起重機搬移; 伸著脖子看; 躊躇
From every window heads were?craning?for a view of it.?每一個窗口都有人探出頭來看
because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as?unDursleyish as it was possible to be
good-for-nothing? adj. 無用的萧豆，無益的
He who knows?nothing?but pretends to know everything, is indeed a?good-for-nothing.?不懂裝懂永遠是飯桶.
The Dursleys shuddered to?think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the?street
shudder v.發(fā)抖, 戰(zhàn)栗; 震動, 顫動
As we stood there staring at each other, a?shudder?passed through me.我們站在那里對望著彼此花沉，突如其來地肢专，我感到一陣戰(zhàn)栗妻枕。
Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing?his cereal at the walls. “Little tyke,” chortled Mr. Dursley as he left?the house.
tantrum n.發(fā)脾氣, 發(fā)怒
Come now, don't get into a?tantrum. You must get your beauty sleep for the photographer tomorrow.
好了,別發(fā)脾氣了。你該早點好好地睡一覺,明天照相時才會神采奕奕的
cereal n.谷類植物; 玉蜀黍薄片; 谷類加工食品; 麥片
tyke n.劣犬, 鄉(xiāng)下佬, 野狗
tyke Look what she's done, the little tyke ! 瞧她這小淘氣干下了什么!
chortle v.咯咯笑
She?chortled?to herself with delight.?她高興得暗自咯咯地笑葛账。
Mr.Dursley blinked and stared at the cat.
blinked v.眨眼睛; 閃亮, 閃爍; 瞇著眼看; 視若無睹; 眨眼, 使閃亮
1柠衅，Don't?blink, please!?請不要眨眼。
2籍琳，Blink?your headlights on and off.?使車前燈閃爍 (打信號) 吧菲宴。
3，You cannot?blink??the fact that there is a war.?你不能無視于戰(zhàn)爭存在的事實趋急。
4喝峦，The boy disappeared around the corner in a?blink?of an eye.?一眨眼, 這男孩就在拐角處不見了。
drills were driven out of his mind by?something else.
drills ? n. 訓(xùn)練宣谈；鉆孔機愈犹；鉆子键科；播種機
Jack used a?drill?to bore a hole in the wall above the fireplace.?杰克用鉆子在壁爐上方的墻上鉆孔闻丑。
Mr. Dursley stopped dead. Fear flooded him.
這2個動詞很形象啊
And the old man hugged Mr. Dursley around the middle and?walked off
一個腰間的擁抱
“I know that,” said Professor McGonagall irritably
irritably adv. 性急地漩怎；暴躁地；過敏地
"Of course I should hate it--so would you, "she rejoined, a trifle?irritably.
“我當(dāng)然會討厭了——你也會的嗦嗡，”她有點生氣地回答說勋锤。
A?lemon?drop.They'reakind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of.一杯凍檸檬汁。這是我非常喜歡的一種麻瓜的甜品侥祭。
Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore
“It’s — it’strue?” faltered Professor McGonagall
falter vt. 結(jié)巴地說話叁执，支吾；(聲音)顫抖：
The boy faltered when the policeman demanded his name.在警察要求男孩說出他的姓名時矮冬，他支支吾吾谈宛。
I would trust Hagrid with my life
I would trust you with my life
“I’m not saying his heart isn’t in the right place,” said Professor?McGonagall grudgingly
grudgingly adv. 勉強地；不情愿地
turn one's head 使人頭腦發(fā)熱
She looked distinctly?ruffled
ruffled?adj. 有褶飾邊的胎署；氣惱的
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent?and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect?astonishing things to happen
ruffle 弄皺吆录；使起漣漪；使波動琼牧；弄亂(頭發(fā)等)：
1,The wind ruffled my hair.風(fēng)吹亂了我的頭發(fā)恢筝。
2,The glassy surface of the lake was ruffled by the breeze.?微風(fēng)吹皺了平靜如鏡的湖水
hedge n. ?樹籬
